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New WailingCrab Malware Loader Spreading via Shipping-Themed Emails

WailingCrab malware, which originates from threat actor TA544, is using delivery-themed emails to infect hosts, subsequent to which it deploys a backdoor, allowing the C2 server to send more payloads. The malware utilises a lightweight messaging protocol, MQTT, and has switched from using Discord to MQTT for stealth and detection evasion. Components of the malware are stored on platforms like Discord.

Source: thehackernews.com –

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